Privacy Policy

This Web site is owned and operated by The Hadley School for the Blind. We recognize that visitors to our site may be concerned about the information they provide to us and how we treat that information. This privacy policy addresses those concerns. This policy may be occasionally changed or updated.

Our policy (Last updated: July 1, 2008)

The Hadley School for the Blind respects the privacy of its online visitors At our site, we do not collect personally identifiable information from individuals unless they voluntarily and knowingly provide it to us. This means we do not require you to register or provide information to us in order to view our site.

What information does The Hadley School for the Blind collect?

We only gather personally identifiable data, such as names, addresses, zip/postal codes, email addresses when voluntarily submitted by a visitor. For example, personally identifiable information may be collected in order to respond to a stated desire to volunteer time to The Hadley School for the Blind or to make an online donation. This information may include the following:

Your name
Your mailing address
Your email address
Your phone number
Your credit card number

It may also include information you submit about others; for example, the name and address (email and postal) of a friend who should learn about The Hadley School and its events. We only use information you submit about other people to deliver information about The Hadley School to them.

Does The Hadley School for the Blind share your information with others?

User-provided information will be used solely by The Hadley School for the Blind or other entities who are involved in the operation of this site for internal purposes.

As a donor, if you have indicated on the donation form that you would like to receive further information about Hadley or about the specific purpose of your donation (such as a particular event or a particular project being supported), then we may contact you or send you information occasionally about future activities and events.

The Hadley School for the Blind will never sell user information to third parties. We will only share personally identifiable information with third parties in the following situations:

The person submitting the information authorizes us to share it.
Sharing the information is a necessary operation of the site, for instance, sending credit card information to an online authorizer to process a credit card transaction. These third parties are not allowed to use this information for any purpose except fulfilling orders and customer service. The Hadley School for the Blind does not take responsibility for and has no control over the data collected and used by third parties that process online credit card transactions.
We are required to share the information by law. The Hadley School for the Blind reserves the right to cooperate with law enforcement officials in the investigation of alleged unlawful activities of our visitors related to electronic communication transmitted on our site. The Hadley School will have no legal liability for such disclosures.

Is Your Credit Card Information Secure?

We care about the safety and security of your transaction. We work with industry leading companies to ensure that credit transactions are processed in a secure environment, and that this information is not passed or processed through any non-secure means.

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

The Hadley School for the Blind
700 Elm Street, Winnetka, IL 60093
Phone: 800-323-4238
Email: info@hadley.edu